Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: Designated LHP Ron Mahay for assignment. Purchased contract of RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta from Omaha (PCL).
Toronto: Activated LHP Scott Downs from 15-day DL. Put 3B Edwin Encarnacion on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 21.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado: 1B Jason Giambi agreed to terms on minor league contract.
New York: Recalled LHP Ken Takahashi from Buffalo (IL). Optioned LHP Pat Misch to Buffalo. Announced INF Andy Green cleared waivers and was assigned to Buffalo.
San Diego: Named Jarrod Dillon vice president, ticket sales and service.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Carolina: Signed S Kevin Kaesviharn. Waived WR Jason Carter.
Cincinnati: Signed DT Langston Moore.
Cleveland: Signed DB Tra Battle, OL Corey Hilliard and TE Nate Jackson. Terminated contract of OL George Foster. Waived TE John Madsen and DL Mel Purcell.
Jacksonville: Signed LB Adam Seward. Re-signed WR Maurice Dupree. Waived LB Lamar Myles and WR Andy Strickland.
Kansas City: Waived LB Vince Redd.
Miami: Terminated contract of TE Ernest Wilford. Waived RB Anthony Kimble, NT Joe Cohen, LB Orion Martin and LB Tearrius George. Placed WR Chris Williams on waived-injured. Traded OL Andy Alleman and OL Ikechuku Ndukwe to Kansas City for undisclosed 2010 draft pick.
Oakland: Signed LB Napoleon Harris, Released CB Ricky Manning Jr.
San Diego: Signed QB Philip Rivers to 6-year extension through 2015.
San Francisco: Activated DE Ray McDonald from physically unable to perform list.
Tampa Bay: Put LB Angelo Crowell on injured reserve. Signed CB Darrell Hunter and LB Bo Ruud.
Tennessee: Released WR Chris Davis and OL Doug Datish.
Colleges
Charleston Southern: Named Will Jones men’s assistant basketball coach.
Holy Cross: Named Sean Ryan men’s assistant basketball coach.
Rider: Named Pam Durkin women’s associate head basketball coach.
